Washington DC USA-1952: Tree Leaves Sway In The Wind In Front Of A Large White

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Tree Leaves Sway In The Wind In Front Of A Large White — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a sun-dappled view through dense tree branches, with a large white building partially visible in the background. The lush green foliage sways gently in a breeze, creating a natural frame with soft focus and classic film grain. A faint 'NO' sign appears at the bottom of the frame, adding a touch of urban detail to the suburban scene. The footage exudes a nostalgic, archival quality, perfect for historical or editorial projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123335190

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1570 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: dr. mc petersen
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: florida,washington dc,canada
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Washington, DC atmosphere, residential or institutional exterior cutaways, and documentary sequences needing archival foliage and building context.
Period detail: The frames may show a mid-century urban or campus-like exterior, with a pale building, rectangular windows, mature plantings, and a small posted sign partly hidden by foliage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, looking from behind trees toward a building without staging, people, or deliberate architectural framing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dense tree branches, sunlit leaves, dark trunks, a large pale building, rectangular windows, shaded shrubbery, and a small sign near the lower frame.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and contact-sheet jitter that give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an exterior insert, quiet transition, location-establishing cutaway, or reflective memory beat between more specific Washington, DC shots.
Historical context: As 1952 home-movie footage, it offers a modest view of landscaped built space rather than a documented public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but the building and posted sign are not identified, so copyright, property, and location review should remain separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1952 8mm Washington DC building through trees, mid-century home movie foliage, white building exterior, leaves in wind, and archival cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 Washington, DC exteriors, then broader 1950s home-movie foliage, buildings, and quiet urban cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Washington, DC home-movie frame looking through dense trees toward a pale building partly visible behind foliage. — Sunlit branches and trunks frame a pale building beyond the greenery.

Washington, DC 1952 frame with trees, shrubs, a pale building, and a partly readable sign near the lower right. — A small posted sign appears beneath branches in front of a pale building.

1952 Washington, DC exterior view through moving leaves toward a pale building, with a small sign at the lower right edge. — Branches and leaves dominate the frame while the building remains partly hidden.

Washington, DC 1952 home-movie still showing dense trees, shrubs, a pale building, and a small posted sign. — The view settles on foliage, a pale facade, and a small sign near the lower edge.

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